Canucks down Kings

Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - Daniel Sedin scored the game-winner in the
third period as the Vancouver Canucks took a 3-1 win over the Los Angeles
Kings at Staples Center.

Alexandre Burrows and Jannik Hansen both scored for the Canucks, who have
alternated wins and losses over their last 12 games. Roberto Luongo made 21
stops in the win.

"I thought it was a real good hockey game from both teams," said Vancouver
head coach Alain Vigneault. "There was a lot of energy on the ice, a lot of
competes from both teams and at the end of the day we played a good game."

Vancouver sits atop the NHL standings with 91 points.

Dustin Penner scored for the Kings, who have dropped two of their last three.
It was his first goal with the team since they acquired him at the trade
deadline.

"You've got a big conference game today," said Los Angeles head coach Terry
Murray. "We played them in the playoffs last year and there's a rivalry that's
heated up. It was intense, it was hard play, and it was the way the game
should be played."

Jonathan Quick stopped 33-of-35 shots in the loss.

The winning goal came at the 11:36 mark of the third. Christian Ehrhoff made a
power move from the right corner to the front of the net. His initial shot was
stopped, but Sedin was at the left side to slam home the rebound.

Burrows put the puck into the empty net with 37 seconds left to seal the win.

The Kings took the first lead of the game when Penner threw the puck on net
from a sharp angle at the left side and it found its way in at the 5:28 mark
of the first.

Vancouver, though, tied the game less than four minutes later as Raffi Torres
sent a pass from the right boards to the front where Hansen backhanded the
puck in.

Neither side scored in the second period as Quick stopped 13 shots and Luongo
made eight saves in the frame.

Game Notes

Vancouver continues its five-game road trip in Anaheim on Sunday...The Kings
host Dallas on Monday...The Kings have still won two of three against
Vancouver this season. The two teams will face each other once more in the
regular season on March 31 in Vancouver.